As districts work to meet increasing student needs and maintain high-quality educational programs, the purchasing power of state and local dollars has eroded under the cumulative effects of persistent inflation. To understand how rising costs are impacting students and teachers in the classroom, we conducted interviews with leaders across 18 school districts.
The Alliance District program is one way the State of Connecticut approaches school improvements to aid student achievement. This policy briefing takes a look at the Alliance District program, its effectiveness, and what improvements can be made to help the program support districts.
In 1986, the General Assembly passed the Education Enhancement Act, which aimed to reduce salary disparities by offering districts additional state educational aid as an incentive to meet minimum salary targets, rather than providing direct state funding for teacher pay increases.
This frequently asked questions document discusses Connecticut’s minimum budget requirement (MBR), which prohibits a town from budgeting less for education than it did in the previous year unless it meets specific exceptions.
This fact sheet includes key stats and figures about Connecticut's over 54,000 multilingual learners, as well as information about funding for bilingual education programs.
This report examines the administration, funding, and history of Connecticut's interdistrict and intradistrict magnet schools. Included in this report are answers to frequently asked questions, a timeline of significant moments in the history of magnet schools in Connecticut, and information about magnet school enrollment and sending district tuition.